Cannonball with Wesley Morris

Conversations about the culture that moves us – the good, the bad and whatever’s in between. Every week, critic Wesley Morris talks with writers, artists and his friends about the moment we’re in. Surprisingly personal and never obvious, new episodes drop Thursdays. You can listen to the show on your favorite podcast app, or watch it on YouTube.

Harry Styles Is the Sound of Spring
He’s given us the breezy, dance-y album of the season.
By Wesley Morris
‘Love Story’ Is Actually a Horror Story
The nightmare began when she said, “I do.”
By Wesley Morris and Sasha Weiss
What the Oscars Got Right
Giving Michael B. Jordan and “KPop Demon Hunters” their due, to start.
By Wesley Morris and Sasha Weiss
The Complicated Oscars Night Feelings Over ‘One Battle After Another’
It’s a movie about Black feminist revolutionaries that some Black feminists are calling a 911 emergency.
By Wesley Morris and Daphne A. Brooks
Tyra Banks Is (Kinda) Sorry
Were you really expecting a full apology?
By Wesley Morris and Michaela angela Davis
Don’t Make a Saint Out of Toni Morrison
It’s a disservice — to her and to us.
By Wesley Morris, Parul Sehgal and Sasha Weiss
There’s Nothing Sexy About ‘Wuthering Heights’
Why can’t the greatest love story of all time get the job done?
By Wesley Morris and Sasha Weiss
Bad Bunny and the Art of Protest
When the music is the message.
By Wesley Morris and Sasha Weiss
‘The Pitt’ Is Giving a Dose of Humanity
And it’s just what the doctor ordered.
By Wesley Morris and Sasha Weiss
Dear Haters of ‘Marty Supreme’…
We have a difference of opinion. And a couple things for you to consider.
By Wesley Morris and Sasha Weiss